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Misleading posts claim the Queen's Jubilee cost taxpayers £1 billion

Hundreds of Twitter users have expressed anger that Queen Elizabeth II's 70-year reign celebration will supposedly cost over £38,000 for each UK household. But is this correct?

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In photos: Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee

British monarch Queen Elizabeth II celebrates 70 years on the throne. Follow the events with this selection of pictures.

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Celebrations under way as Queen marks 70 years on the British throne

Royal Commentator Richard Fitzwilliams spoke to Euronews about what will be expected during the four-day holiday.

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France gives Queen horse for Platinum Jubilee

Horse Fabuleu de Maucour, who was previously a standard-bearer for France's Republican Guard, has been presented to Queen Elizabeth to mark her 70 years on the throne.

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Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee: Inside the home of a superfan

Days ahead of Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee marking 70 years on the throne on Thursday, 78-year-old pensioner Margaret Tyler shows off her collection of royal family memorabilia that fills the ground floor of her house in northwestern suburb Wembley.

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Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee: Why this weekend's festivities matter to the UK

Celebrations marking Elizabeth Windsor's 70th year on the throne get under way today after a pivotal - and singularly difficult - two years for Britain's longest-reigning monarch.

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Royal family's biggest fan gets ready for jubilee

It takes agility to get past the thousands of commemorative pictures and tea cups piled up in the London home of Margaret Tyler, one of the UK's biggest collectors of royal memorabilia.

Art

Platinum Jubilee to feature puppets of the 'Queen's favourites'

Members of the Coventry-based arts company Imagineer put the finishing touches to puppets and costumes which will feature in a procession during the Platinum Jubilee pageant, during a long weekend of celebrations marking Queen Elizabeth's 70 years on the throne.

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How have the Queen's Jubilee celebrations changed through history?

From renaming mountains and beauty pageants to rock concerts and protests, how the UK commemorates its monarchy has changed a lot over the years.

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Royal family reunite with Harry and Meghan - in wax

The U.K. royal family has reunited with Prince Harry and his wife Meghan - at least in wax. Madame Tussauds has given the royal figures a makeover for the Queen's upcoming platinum jubilee, marking seventy years on the throne.

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No comment videos of the week

No agenda, no slant. Get the picture without the commentary.

Travel News

Queen Elizabeth II makes surprise visit to open London's new rail line

The monarch unveiled the Elizabeth line today. Here's where the new route will stop, and how much the Crossrail project cost.

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Watch: Prince Charles replaces Queen for UK parliament speech

The queen pulled out due to “mobility issues”.

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Queen, 96, won't attend parliament due to 'episodic mobility problems'

The Prince of Wales will read the queen’s speech on her majesty’s behalf.

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New photograph released as Queen Elizabeth II celebrates 96th birthday

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II will mark her 96th birthday privately on Thursday at her Sandringham Estate in eastern England.

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Royals gather to honorPrince Philip at memorial

Senior royals from around the world gathered Tuesday (29 MARCH 2022) for a memorial service for Prince Philip at Westminster Abbey that incorporated hymns and other touches dropped from his funeral last year because of the pandemic.

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Queen makes first public appearance in months to honour Prince Philip

It was the British monarch's first public appearance in months amid health concerns.

Health news

Fact check: Is Queen Elizabeth’s COVID being treated with ivermectin?

Anti-vaxxers and COVID sceptics seized on a mistake in an Australian news broadcast about Queen Elizabeth's COVID diagnosis to push an antiparasitic drug as a treatment for the virus against medical advice.

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UK's Queen Elizabeth tests positive for COVID-19 with 'mild' symptoms

Buckingham Palace described the 95-year-old monarch's symptoms as "cold-like", adding that she would continue to carry out "light" duties at Windsor Castle.

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Gunfire salutes mark the start of Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee

Queen Elizabeth does not actually celebrate the anniversary of the date she became queen — known as Ascension Day — as it is also the anniversary of her father’s death.